During the first decade of the 21st century,responding to a renewed public interest in modern prefabricated residential design,Ralph Rapson adapted his 1945 Case Study House#4 into a family of prototypical modular hou...During the first decade of the 21st century,responding to a renewed public interest in modern prefabricated residential design,Ralph Rapson adapted his 1945 Case Study House#4 into a family of prototypical modular house designs marketed by Wieler LLC.Like the original design,the modular designs are organized around a central daylit“greenbelt”.At the time of Rapson’s death in 2008 the modular greenbelt line included a range of prototypes from 570 to 2,700 square feet.The original Arts&Architecture Case Study House Program was defined by John Entenza around five core principles,which notably included design prototypicality and incorporation of contemporary developments in the building industry.The five Case Study House principles structure this analysis of the array of Greenbelt designs Ralph Rapson adapted to modular construction and the 21st century market response to their production.Over four years and hundreds of customer inquiries,the Greenbelt family of prototypical designs grew four times larger than the number of built examples,suggesting that design and manufacturing strategies which facilitate adaptation to specific project needs are important characteristics for success in the contemporary modular residential market.展开更多
文摘During the first decade of the 21st century,responding to a renewed public interest in modern prefabricated residential design,Ralph Rapson adapted his 1945 Case Study House#4 into a family of prototypical modular house designs marketed by Wieler LLC.Like the original design,the modular designs are organized around a central daylit“greenbelt”.At the time of Rapson’s death in 2008 the modular greenbelt line included a range of prototypes from 570 to 2,700 square feet.The original Arts&Architecture Case Study House Program was defined by John Entenza around five core principles,which notably included design prototypicality and incorporation of contemporary developments in the building industry.The five Case Study House principles structure this analysis of the array of Greenbelt designs Ralph Rapson adapted to modular construction and the 21st century market response to their production.Over four years and hundreds of customer inquiries,the Greenbelt family of prototypical designs grew four times larger than the number of built examples,suggesting that design and manufacturing strategies which facilitate adaptation to specific project needs are important characteristics for success in the contemporary modular residential market.
